Biographical Records

Notable People from Maine

1,023 notable figures born in Maine, showing page 19 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Alden J. Blethen
Alden J. Blethen
editor in chief of the Seattle Daily Times
1845 - 1915
journalist
Donald W. MacKinnon
American psychologist
1903 - 1987
teacher
Willard Mains
Willard Mains
Major League Baseball player (1868–1923)
1868 - 1923
baseball player
Elmer I. Thomas
American architect
1863 - 1895
architect
Hezekiah Williams
American politician, Maine (1798-1856)
1798 - 1856
politicianlawyer
Maureen Beck
American paraclimber
1901
competition climberrock climber
Dick Joyce
American baseball player
1943 - 2007
baseball player
Augusta Tabor
Augusta Tabor
American philanthropist
1833 - 1895
philanthropist
Fred J. Allen
American politician from Maine
1865 - 1917
politicianlawyer
Thomas Phelps
Thomas Phelps
Officer in the United States Navy (1822-1901)
1822 - 1901
military officer
Charles Merrill
American entrepreneur and lumber company owner
1792 - 1872
entrepreneurbusinessperson
Charles Henry Granger
American artist (1812-1893)
1812 - 1893
painter
George L. Vose
George L. Vose
American railroad engineer
1831 - 1910
civil engineerengineer
Wally Clement
American baseball player (1881–1953)
1881 - 1953
baseball player
James N. Buffum
James N. Buffum
American politician (1807–1887)
1807 - 1887
politician
Edwin Ginn
Edwin Ginn
American publisher
1838 - 1914
pacifistpublisher
Horatio Bridge
Horatio Bridge
United States Navy officer (1806–1893)
1806 - 1893
journalistmilitary officerjurist
John Cumberland
Major League Baseball player
1947 - 2022
baseball player
Cuvier Grover
Cuvier Grover
Union Army general
1828 - 1885
military officer
Gorham Dummer Abbott
Gorham Dummer Abbott
American clergyman, educator, author (1807-1874)
1807 - 1874
clergymanauthoreducator
Edward Francis Winslow
Edward Francis Winslow
Union Army general
1837 - 1914
military officer
Joseph Willard
President of Harvard University
1738 - 1804
Christian ministertheologian
Cyrus Hamlin
Cyrus Hamlin
Union Army general (1839-1867)
1839 - 1867
military officer
Edwin Flye
Edwin Flye
Union Army officer and American politician (1817-1886)
1817 - 1886
politician
Charles M. Loring
Charles M. Loring
American businessperson, miller and publicist (1833-1922)
1833 - 1922
businessperson
Alonzo Bowman
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1848-1885)
1848 - 1885
military personnel
Rob Elowitch
Rob Elowitch
American professional wrestler
1943 - 2025
amateur wrestlerprofessional wrestler
John Judson Ames
John Judson Ames
19th-century American newspaper editor
1821 - 1861
newspaper editorjournalisteditor
Charles Hamlin
Charles Hamlin
Union Army general
1837 - 1911
military officerpolitician
Susan Maria Hallowell
American botanist (1835-1911)
1835 - 1911
botanistbotanical collectoruniversity teacher
Raymond Cazallis Davis
Raymond Cazallis Davis
American librarian (1836-1919)
1836 - 1919
librarian
Clyde Sukeforth
American baseball player and coach
1901 - 2000
baseball player
Silas C. Hatch
American politician and businessman (1821-1890)
1821 - 1890
politician
Augustus Stinchfield
American physician
1842 - 1917
physician
Chandler C. Harvey
Chandler C. Harvey
Maine newspaper publisher
1866 - 1940
newspaper editorbusinessperson
Frances Hodges White
American children's writer
1866 - 1954
children's writerwriter
Dorothy Clarke Wilson
Dorothy Clarke Wilson
American writer (1904-2003)
1904 - 2003
novelist
Flora E. Strout
Flora E. Strout
American teacher, social reformer, missionary, temperance worker (1867-1862)
1867 - 1962
temperance workersuffragistsocial reformer
W.A. Tremayne
Canadian screenwriter and actor (1864–1939)
1864 - 1939
writeractorscreenwriter
Stephen Longfellow
Stephen Longfellow
American politician (1776-1849)
1776 - 1849
politicianlawyer
William Henry Chase
Florida militia colonel (1798-1870)
1798 - 1870
military leader
C. M. S. McLellan
C. M. S. McLellan
playwright
1865 - 1916
librettistlyricistplaywright
Ledell Titcomb
Ledell Titcomb
Major League Baseball player (1866-1950)
1866 - 1950
baseball player
Sewall Pettingill
American naturalist, author and filmmaker (1907–2001)
1907 - 2001
ornithologistzoologistcinematographer
Joseph H. Davis
American painter (1811–1865)
1811 - 1865
painter
Edward Robinson
American politician (1796-1857)
1796 - 1857
politician
Gerald Evan Williams
Gerald Evan Williams
American army officer (1907-1949)
1907 - 1949
military officer
Eva McDonald Valesh
Eva McDonald Valesh
US journalist
1866 - 1956
journalist
George Donworth
George Donworth
United States federal judge (1861-1947)
1861 - 1947
lawyerjudge
Helena Wood Smith
American painter (1865–1914)
1865 - 1914
artist
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